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Courts & crime, 1931

1,289 stories in Riverina's papers · page 37 of 65

District Court (Before His Honor Judge Coyle)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 5

The District Court was held in Narandera on Tuesday and Wednesday last. Thomas. Nolan v. Frederick D…

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Stranded Aeroplane Seen by Prospectors Is It the Southern Cloudy Investigation by Police

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 2

A strange story has been told by a party of prospectors, who recently returned from the Brardwood district to their home at Cootamundra, which…

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Bankstown Blot Stokes Thrown at Police Seventeen Men Sent for Trial Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 2

When the case was continued at the Central Court to-day, in which 17 men are charged in connection with the recent eviction riot at Bankstown,…

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Flood Damage Extent in Wagga Mayor's Minute Police And Postal And Council Staffs Thanked Officers' Reports

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 3

The Mayor (Ald. E. E. Collins) has prepared the following minute, referring to the recent flood and its effect in Wagga, for presentation to the…

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Children Bound Over Police Magistrate's Warning

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 July 1931 · page 7

At Wagga Police Court on Monday, six boys, whose ages ranged from 12 to 15 years, were bound over to be of good behaviour for a period of…

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Police Court To-day Before Mr. Harrison, P.M. Alleged Crcelty

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 13 July 1931 · page 3

Ludwig Edward Uhrig, of West Maitland, was charged with erncity to one red helfer calf. Mr. Vaughan appeared for the…

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Women, Police Battle and Suicide Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 July 1931 · page 1

Owing to quarrels and jealousies rival groups of Hamburg policewomen fought a battle and destroyed the office furniture…

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Collins' Assault Case Appeal Dismissed

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 6

At the Narandera Quarter Sessions last week, Leslie Collins appealed against his conviction at the Leeton police court on a charge of…

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Police Court Friday, July 10 (Before Mr. D. Parker, P.M.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 3

Edward James Carter and Sydney A. Mullins were charged with taking and using a boat without the consent of the owner, John S. Dickson,…

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Wagga Police Court Monday, July 13 (Before Mr. D. F. Parker, P.M.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 3

Walter Charles Port and William Demurg pleaded guilty to charge of dining been drunk And used bad language. They were each fined 40/ for…

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MISAPPROPRIATION £3,496 Involved Medical Agent Sentenced Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 2

A sentance of three years' imprisonment was imposed by Judge Armstrong on Raymond Barr-Brown, aged 56 years, a medical agent, at the…

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Tumut Police Court (Before Mr. E. Harrison, P.m.) Alleged Assaults Claffey v. Geo. Symons

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 1

Auguustus Leslie Claffey, the complainant for whom Mr. A. J. Meagher appeared, proceeded against George Symons for alleged assault at…

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Man Charged with Shop-breaking Alleged Statement Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 2

There was a sequel to the fatal shooting at Seven Hills last night when Edward Josiah Stanton, aged 29 years, a laborer, of Glebe, was…

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Murder of White Man Aborigine Imprisoned Blacks Ill-treated Cairns (Q.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 2

When Peter Thompson, a full-blooded aborigine, was charged before Mt. Justice Douglas to-day with having murdered James Thompson, a dingo…

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Burmese Rebels Police Party Ambushed. Two Killed. Calcutta

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 July 1931 · page 1

A party of military police under the command of Captain D. V. Dart, M.C., was ambushed by rebels on the banks of the Pegu River. Two police…

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Trouble in Circus. Strikers Dismissed. Fight with Police. Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 July 1931 · page 1

Twenty five men employed by Wirth's circus struck work at Anguston on Monday night, and in the disturbance which developed later the…

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Attempted Murder John Lynn Sentenced

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 July 1931 · page 13

Before Judge Coyle and a jury at Albury on Wednesday night, John Lynn, 42, charcoal burner, was found guilty, with a strong recommendation…

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Wagga Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 July 1931 · page 4

walter Raymond Casey, aged 31 years, was charged on remand before Mr. D. F. Parker, P.M., at the Wagga alice Court yesterday with having…

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Valuation Court

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 July 1931 · page 4

On Monday the Court of Petty Sessions at Wagga will consider appeals against 49 assessments by the Municipality of wagga for 1931. These…

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Diamond Tie-pin Alleged Theft Heavy Bail Fixed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 July 1931 · page 3

Francis, Donald Green, aged 28 years, described as a laborer, appeared at the Central Court to-day a charge of having, while armed with…

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